Search for the standard model Higgs boson produced in association with a W or a Z boson and decaying to bottom quarks

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Measurement of the production cross sections for a Z boson and one or more b jets in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Search for exclusive or semi-exclusive gamma gamma production and observation of exclusive and semi-exclusive e(+)e(-) production in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Plasma anti-mullerian hormone: an endocrine marker for in vitro embryo production from Bos taurus and Bos indicus donors

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Measurement of WZ and ZZ production in pp collisions at in final states with b-tagged jets

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Search for long-lived particles that decay into final states containing two electrons or two muons in proton-proton collisions at root s=8Tev

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Measurement of top quark-antiquark pair production in association with a W or Z boson in pp collisions at root s=8 TeV

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Perfil de mutações e resistência do Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana (HIV) em pacientes coinfectados com o Vírus da Hepatite B (VHB)

Pós-graduação em Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (Biotecnologia Médica) - FMB

Quantitative comparison of mobility and gross motor function in Brazilian children with cerebral palsy

Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) presents changes in posture and movement as a core characteristic, which requires therapeutic monitoring during the habilitation or rehabilitation of children. Besides clinical treatment, it is fundamental that professionals use systems of evaluation to quantify the difficulties presented to the individual and assist in the organization of a therapeutic program. The aim of this study was to quantitatively verify the performance of children with spastic di-paresia type CP. Methods: The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFM) tests were used and classification made through the GMFCS in the assessment of 7 patients with CP, 4 females and 3 males, average age of 9 years old. Results: According to GMFCS scales, 17% (n=1) were level II and 83% (n=6) were level III. The PEDI test and 88 GMFM items were used in the area of mobility. We observed that there was high correlation between mobility and gross motor function with Pearson's correlation coefficient =0.929) showing the likely impact of these areas in the functional skills and the quality of life of these patients. Conclusion: We suggest the impact of the limitation of the areas in functional skills and quality of life of these patients.

Preserving the B-Cell Compartment Favors Operational Tolerance in Human Renal Transplantation

Transplanted individuals in operational tolerance (OT) maintain long-term stable graft function after completely stopping immunosuppression. Understanding the mechanisms involved in OT can provide valuable information about pathways to human transplantation tolerance. Here we report that operationally tolerant individuals display quantitative and functional preservation of the B-c ell compartment in renal transplantation. OT exhibited normal numbers of circulating total B cells, naive, memory and regulatory B cells (Bregs) as well as preserved B-cell receptor repertoire, similar to healthy individuals. In addition, OT also displayed conserved capacity to activate the cluster of differentiation 40 (CD40)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling pathway in Bregs, in contrast, with chronic rejection. Rather than expansion or higher activation, we show that the preservation of the B-cell compartment favors OT. Online address: http://www.molmed.org doi: 10.2119/molmed.2011.00281

Corneal wavefront-guided photorefractive keratectomy with mitomycin-C for hyperopia after radial keratotomy: Two-year follow-up

PURPOSE: To assess corneal wavefront-guided photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) to correct hyperopia after radial keratotomy (RK). SETTING: Sadalla Amin Ghanem Eye Hospital, Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil. DESIGN: Case series. METHODS: Excimer laser corneal wavefront-guided PRK with intraoperative mitomycin-C (MMC) 0.02% was performed. Main outcome measures were uncorrected (UDVA) and corrected (CDVA) distance visual acuities, spherical equivalent (SE), corneal aberrations, and haze. RESULTS: The mean time between RK and PRK in the 61 eyes (39 patients) was 18.8 years +/- 3.8 (SD). Before PRK, the mean SE was +4.17 +/- 1.97 diopters (D); the mean astigmatism, -1.39 +/- 1.04 D; and the mean CDVA, 0.161 +/- 0.137 logMAR. At 24 months, the mean values were 0.14 +/- 0.99 D (P<.001), -1.19 +/- 1.02 D (P=.627), and 0.072 +/- 0.094 logMAR (P<.001), respectively; the mean UDVA was 0.265 +/- 0.196 (P<.001). The UDVA was 20/25 or better in 37.7% of eyes and 20/40 or better in 68.9%. The CDVA improved by 1 or more lines in 62.3% of eyes. Two eyes (3.3%) lost 2 or more lines, 1 due to corneal ectasia. Thirty eyes (49.2%) were within +/- 0.50 D of intended SE and 45 (73.8%) were within +/- 1.00 D. From 6 to 24 months, the mean SE regression was +0.39 D (P<.05). A significant decrease in coma, trefoil, and spherical aberration occurred. Three eyes developed peripheral haze more than grade 1. CONCLUSION: Corneal wavefront-guided PRK with MMC for hyperopia after RK significantly improved UDVA, CDVA, and higher-order corneal aberrations with a low incidence of visually significant corneal haze.

Prevalence and associated factors of viral hepatitis and transferrin elevations in 5036 patients admitted to the emergency room of a Swiss university hospital: cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of liver disease in patients admitted to emergency rooms is largely unknown. The current study aimed to measure the prevalence of viral hepatitis B and C infection and pathological laboratory values of liver disease in such a population, and to study factors associated with these measurements. METHODS: Cross-sectional study in patients admitted to the emergency room of a university hospital. No formal exclusion criteria. Determination of anti-HBs, anti-HCV, transferrin saturation, alanine aminotransferase, and obtaining answers from a study-specific questionnaire. RESULTS: The study included 5'036 patients, representing a 14.9% sample of the target population during the study period. Prevalence of anti-HBc and anti-HCV was 6.7% (95%CI 6.0% to 7.4%) and 2.7% (2.3% to 3.2%), respectively. Factors independently associated with positive anti-HBc were intravenous drug abuse (OR 18.3; 11.3 to 29.7), foreign country of birth (3.4; 2.6 to 4.4), non-white ethnicity (2.7; 1.9 to 3.8) and age > or =60 (2.0; 1.5 to 2.8). Positive anti-HCV was associated with intravenous drug abuse (78.9; 43.4 to 143.6), blood transfusion (1.7; 1.1 to 2.8) and abdominal pain (2.7; 1.5 to 4.8). 75% of all participants were not vaccinated against hepatitis B or did not know their vaccination status. Among anti-HCV positive patients only 49% knew about their infection and 51% reported regular alcohol consumption. Transferrin saturation was elevated in 3.3% and was associated with fatigue (prevalence ratio 1.9; 1.2 to 2.8). CONCLUSION: Emergency rooms should be considered as targets for public health programs that encourage vaccination, patient education and screening of high-risk patients for liver disease with subsequent referral for treatment if indicated.

Narcolepsy-Associated HLA Class I Alleles Implicate Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity

OBJECTIVE Narcolepsy with cataplexy is tightly associated with the HLA class II allele DQB1*06:02. Evidence indicates a complex contribution of HLA class II genes to narcolepsy susceptibility with a recent independent association with HLA-DPB1. The cause of narcolepsy is supposed be an autoimmune attack against hypocretin-producing neurons. Despite the strong association with HLA class II, there is no evidence for CD4+ T-cell-mediated mechanism in narcolepsy. Since neurons express class I and not class II molecules, the final effector immune cells involved might include class I-restricted CD8+ T-cells. DESIGN HLA class I (A, B, and C) and II (DQB1) genotypes were analyzed in 944 European narcolepsy with cataplexy patients and in 4043 control subjects matched by country of origin. All patients and controls were DQB1*06:02 positive and class I associations were conditioned on DQB1 alleles. RESULTS HLA-A*11:01 (OR = 1.49 [1.18-1.87] P = 7.0*10-4), C*04:01 (OR = 1.34 [1.10-1.63] P = 3.23*10-3), and B*35:01 (OR=1.46 [1.13-1.89] P = 3.64*10-3) were associated with susceptibility to narcolepsy. Analysis of polymorphic class I amino-acids revealed even stronger associations with key antigen-binding residues HLA-A-Tyr9 (OR = 1.32 [1.15-1.52] P = 6.95*10-5) and HLA-C-Ser11 (OR=1.34 [1.15-1.57] P = 2.43*10-4). CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide a genetic basis for increased susceptibility to infectious factors or an immune cytotoxic mechanism in narcolepsy, potentially targeting hypocretin neurons.

Na 1 Nachlass Max Horkheimer, 704 - Gruppenexperiment (p. IX 175.1-50)

Materialien zum Studienbericht "Gruppenexperiment" teilweise veröffentlicht als Frankfurter Beiträge zur Soziologie, Band 2, Frankfurt am Main, 1955; 1.-6.a Allgemeines zum und aus den Gruppenexperiment; 1. "Idee und Technik des Gruppenexperiments. Ausbau der Methode.". Typoskript, 8 Blatt; 2. Einführungstext des Gruppenleiters und Text des 'Grundreizes': "Brief von Colburn"; a) Typoskript, 5 Blatt; b) Zweite Fassung, Typoskript, 3 Blatt; c) Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen, 3 Blatt; 3. "Entwurf von Äußerungen des 'planted observer' zur Schallplatte". Typoskript, 3 Blatt; 4. "Entwurf einer Liste von Kernargumenten für das gelenkte Gruppeninterview". Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen, 12 Blatt; 5. Institut für Sozialforschung: "Texte aus den Diskussionen einer im Winter 1950/51 durchgeführten Studie über 'Verhalten und Meinungen charakteristischer Gruppen der westdeutschen Bevölkerung zu weltanschaulichen und politischen Fragen'". Als Typoskript vervielfältigt, 39 Blatt; 6. "Entwurf. Bemerkungen zu drei weiteren Gruppenexperimenten mit zwei nicht homogenen und einer zweiten homogenen Gruppe". Typoskript, 8 Blatt; 6.a Böhm, Franz: "Geleitwort", [veröffentlicht in: "Gruppenexperiment"]. Typoskript, 9 Blatt; 7.-40. Monographien zur qualitativen nd quantitativen Analyse der Gruppendiskussion; 7. "Monographs on the Group Study of the Frankfurter Institut für Sozialforschung", 31.03.1952. Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen, 2 Blatt; 8. Osmer, Diedrich: "Das Gruppenexperiment des Instituts für Sozialforschung". Als Typoskript vervielfältigt, 2 Blatt; 9.-11. Beiträge von Gerhard Schmidtchen; 9. "Ergebnisse der Studie über die quantitative Erfassung des Diskussionsmaterials". Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Ergänzungen, 2 Blatt; 10. "Die quantitative Verarbeitung des Diskussionsmaterials und deren Ergebnisse", a) Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Ergänzungen, 11 Blatt, b) Typoskript, 11 Blatt; 11. "Quotes", Typoskript, 2 Blatt; 12. Helmut Beyer und Volker von Hagen: "Einige Ergebnisse der Studie über die Struktur der Diskussion", a) Typoskript, 3 Blatt, b) Typoskript, 4 Blatt; 13. Volker von Hagen: "Ergebnisse der Untersuchung über die Struktur der Diskussion", 2.5.1953. Typoskript, 1 Blatt; 14.-16. Beiträge von Heinz Maus.; 14. "Einstellung zur Demokratie", a) Typoskript, 13 Blatt, b) Typoskript, 13 Blatt; 15. "Thesen über Einstellung zur Demokratie". Typoskript, 1 Blatt; 16. "Quotes". Typoskript, 2 Blatt; 17. "Thesen zum Thema: 'Stellungnahme zur Remilitarisierung'", a) Typoskript, 5 Blatt, b) Typoskript, 5 Blatt; 18. "Ergebnisse der Untersuchung über Äußerungen zur Remilitarisierung". Typoskript, 2 Blatt; 19. "Zur Remilitarisierung", a) Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Ergänzungen, 9 Blatt, b) Typoskript, 9 Blatt; 20. Auszug aus Emnid-Informationen vom 5.1.1951 "Westdeutsche Öffentlichkeit zeigt wenig Neigung zur Wiederbewaffnung". Typoskript, 6 Blatt; 21. Formulierungsvorschläge des Parlamentarischen Ausschusses für eine Wiederbewaffnungsumfrage, als Typoskript vervielfältigt, 1 Blatt; 22. Peter von Haselberg: "Bemerkungen zu der Monographie 'Schuld und Abwehr'", a) Typoskript, 7 Blatt, b) Typoskript, 7 Blatt; 23. Peter von Haselberg: "Ergebnisse der Untersuchung über 'Schuld und Abwehr'", Typoskript, 2 Blatt; 24.-28. Beiträge von Rainer Köhne; 24. "Erkenntnistheoretisches Bewußtsein bei den Versuchspersonen". Typoskript mit eigenhändigen Korrekturen, 40 Blatt; 25. "Intention und Ausdruck". Typoskript mit eigenhändigen Korrekturen, 29 Blatt; 26. "Einige Thesen und Beispiele aus der Sprachstudie". Typoskript, 17 Blatt; 27. "Thesen aus der Sprachstudie" (teilweise identisch mit 26.). Typoskript, 17 Blatt; 28. "Quotes". Typoskript, 2 Blatt; 29.-36. Beiträge von Hermann Schweppenhäuser; 29. "Ursprungssphähren. Notizen zur Einleitung". Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen, 8 Blatt; 30. "Militarismus". Typoskript, 23 Blatt; 31. "Nazipropaganda". Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen, 75 Blatt; 32. "Technik", a) Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen, 11 Blatt, b) "Technik, Kommerz, Jargon, Presse, Rundfunk, Halbbildung", Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen, 36 Blatt; 33. "Sprachliche Verhaltensweisen". Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen, 40 Blatt; 34. "Einige Thesen und Beispiele aus der Sprachstudie". Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen, 9 Blatt; 35. "Einige Thesen und Beispiele aus der Sprachstudie". Typoskript, 7 Blatt; 36. "Zitate aus der Gruppenstudie über Demokratie". Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen und Ergänzungen, 2 Blatt; 37. - 39. Beiträge von Hans Sittenfeld; 37. "Quantitative Ergebnisse". Typoskript, 10 Blatt; 38. "Ergebnisse der Auszählung nach Gruppen als statistischen Einheiten". Typoskript, 17 Blatt; 39. "Quantitative Ergebnisse", Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Ergänzungen, 4 Blatt, b) Typoskript, 4 Blatt; 40. Jutta Thomae: "Erfahrungen bei der Zusammenstellung von Diskussionsgruppen". Typoskript, 4 Blatt; 41. - 42. Memoranden; 41. "Memorandum re: Stand der Gruppenstudie", 6.10.1952. Typoskript, 4 Blatt; 42. Hans Sittenfeld: "Memorandum re: Comments on the Group Studies of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt, Germany", 26.3.1952. Typoskript, 5 Blatt; 43. - 50. Sonstige Unterlagen; 43. Über das 'Menschliche', Trauer, Narzißmus, eigenhändige Notizen von Max Horkheimer, 1 Blatt; 44. Über amerikanische Forschung und deutsche (Juden- ?)Verfolgungen, eigenhändige Notiz von Max Horkheimer, 1 Blatt; 45. Fragebogen einer amerikanischen Meinungsumfrage, als Typoskript vervielfältigt, 7 Blatt; 46. Fragebogen einer amerikanischen Meinungsumfrage, als Typoskript vervielfältigt mit handschriftlichen Ergänzungen, 6 Blatt; 47. Friedrich Pollock: handschriftliche Liste der Empfänger von Rezensionsexemplaren der "Gruppenstudie", 1 Blatt; 48. N.N.: handschriftliche Abschrift von Zitaten zur Umfragetechnik, 2 Blatt; 49. "Das Meßbare und das Unmeßbare an Herrn X", Zeitungsbericht über die Umfragen des Instituts für Sozialforschung, 27. 1. 1953, 1 Blatt; 50. Franz Böhm: "Eine deutsche Aufgabe. Offener Brief an die Antisemiten unter uns", Zeitungsdruck aus: Die Gegenwart, 1.11.1950, 1 Blatt;